THE BEGINNING OF THE COLOR CHANGE BEAR LAKE This area is unlike any

This area is unlike any other in Illinois with 18 canyons and many waterfalls

A reflection of Hallett Peak onto Dream Lake during the early morning hours on this August day in Rocky Mountain National Park

These american mink are fun to watch

Before arriving at Bierstadt Lake trailhead

This young saguaro cactus will eventually stand tall reaching a height of around 40 feet at Saguaro National Park

THE BEGINNING OF THE COLOR CHANGE BEAR LAKE This area is unlike anyThis morning I decided to head out and photograph the storm clouds in the park that were coming through the area. You can usually get some pretty dramatic looking cloud patterns from the thunderstorms and that was my hope this morning. With my camera gear and tripod in hand, I reached the trailhead before 5: 00 am. The morning light was filtering through the bluish purple grayish storm clouds and some lightning was coming through, once about every 30